Australia Vs Sri Lanka 1St Match
VB Series Australia, South Africa, Sri Lanka in Australia - 2006 (2005/06) · Docklands Stadium, Melbourne · 13 January 2006 · Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl
Australia won by 116 runs · Man of the Match: Andrew Symonds
Australia won by 116 runs. Damien Martyn top-scored with 70 for Australia. Man of the Match: Andrew Symonds.
Australia, 318/5
| Adam Gilchrist | lbw b Ruchira Perera | 13 | 14 |
| Simon Katich | run out (Tillakaratne Dilshan) | 60 | 78 |
| Ricky Ponting | bowled b Ruchira Perera | 13 | 18 |
| Damien Martyn | bowled b Dilhara Fernando | 70 | 64 |
| Andrew Symonds | caught (Tillakaratne Dilshan) b Jehan Mubarak | 66 | 61 |
| Michael Clarke | not out | 45 | 38 |
| Michael Hussey | not out | 34 | 30 |
Did not bat: Brad Hogg, James Hopes, Brett Lee, Nathan Bracken
Extras: 17
Chaminda Vaas 10.00-0-73-0Ruchira Perera 10.00-0-45-2Dilhara Fernando 10.00-0-60-1Muthiah Muralidaran 10.00-1-67-0Tillakaratne Dilshan 8.00-0-55-0Jehan Mubarak 2.00-0-10-1
Sri Lanka, 202/7
| Jehan Mubarak | caught (Ricky Ponting) b Brett Lee | 1 | 4 |
| Upul Tharanga | bowled b Brett Lee | 2 | 2 |
| Michael Vandort | run out (Ricky Ponting, Andrew Symonds) | 48 | 117 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | caught (Damien Martyn) b Nathan Bracken | 16 | 31 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | bowled b Nathan Bracken | 29 | 37 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | caught (James Hopes) b James Hopes | 50 | 47 |
| Marvan Atapattu | caught (Simon Katich) b Brad Hogg | 9 | 11 |
| Russel Arnold | not out | 27 | 36 |
| Chaminda Vaas | not out | 7 | 15 |
Did not bat: Muthiah Muralidaran, Ruchira Perera
Extras: 13
Brett Lee 7.00-0-29-2Glenn McGrath 9.00-1-29-0Nathan Bracken 8.00-2-11-2James Hopes 9.00-1-35-1Brad Hogg 10.00-0-57-1Andrew Symonds 4.00-0-20-0Michael Clarke 3.00-0-16-0
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